Occipital nerve blocks into the the facet joint could be safe and effective for treating occipital neuralgia. Occipital nerve blocks into the C2-C3 facet joint have proven to be a safe and effective ...

Introduction: Given the intricate nature and varied symptoms of cervicogenic headache, its treatment can be challenging, potentially leading to refractory cervicogenic headache. We aimed to identify ...

For patients undergoing nerve transfer surgery for facial palsy, Botox injections can improve facial symmetry by reducing overactivity of the muscles on the unaffected side, suggests a study in the ...

Ultrasonography-guided nerve blocks (UGNBs) performed in emergency departments are associated with a remarkably low complication rate of 0.4% across nearly 2800 procedures, with a high proportion of ...

The following is a summary of “An anatomical analysis of the occipital nerve complex: an essential tool for the application of occipital nerve blocks,” published in the August 2024 issue of Neurology ...

Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (TACs) are a group of headache disorders characterized, as the name suggests, by autonomic symptoms that accompany the headache. These symptoms commonly include ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The study included 58 young persons with migraine flares lasting 24 hours to 3 months. A majority of those given ...

Lidocaine injections into the greater occipital nerve relieve severe, refractory migraine attacks in children, results of a randomized controlled trial show. Investigators found children receiving ...